My all-time favorite animal is the tapir and this map shows the ranges of the four tapir species of the world. I completed this for the #30DayMapChallenge in 2020 for Day 6: Red. What, you may ask, does this have to do with the theme "Red"?

There are four widely recognized extant species of tapir, all in the genus Tapirus of the family Tapiridae. They are the South American tapir, the Malayan tapir, Baird's tapir, and the mountain tapir. In 2013, a group of researchers said they had identified a …

There are four living species of tapir, each with a distinct appearance and habitat range. Tapirs are found in the forests of Central and South America as well as Southeast Asia. They are becoming rare in their habitats, mostly due to habitat destruction and poaching, and they are designated as either Vulnerable or Endangered as a result.

2024年10月30日 · Tapirs live in Central America, South America, and southeast Asia. Red box: Malay tapir Green box: Baird's tapir Orange box: Andean/Mountain tapir Black box: Lowland tapir. Note: The oldest fossil tapirs were unearthed in North America, with later representatives in Asia and South America.

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The Lowland tapir is found throughout a wide geographic range, from North-Central Colombia and east of the Andes and including most of tropical South America. They occur mostly in tropical lowland rainforest and wetlands, but they can also be found in seasonally dry habitats such as the Chaco of Bolivia and Paraguay.

We compiled 756 unique range-wide Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) detections via camera trapping of track/sign surveys in eight countries. We then estimated the distribution of suitable tapir...

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Figure 1: IUCN range map of Baird’s Tapir. Locations of presence data used in the SDM, and study area extent are also included on this map. Figure 2: Maxent logistic output (values range from 0 to 1). patterns is fundamental to the understanding of species ecology and to guide conservation initiatives, assessments and management strategies.

We discuss the areas that comprise suitable tapir habitat, and identify global and local threats in each country. IUCN range map of Baird's Tapir. Locations of presence data used in the SDM,...